Destination: Panama
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Sat, 11 Apr 2009 | By senor-lance | Views [88]
Since leaving the shores of Cartagena i was a bit sad leaving south america because of all the amazing experience i had there. Hopefully the experiences i have had since will also be good. Soo my first time on a sailboat was very good. We left cartagena ... Read more >
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 | By captain_cutty | Views [162]
Due to the distance towns are placed away from beaches, our plans changed course and we decided to invest in wheels. Although this will be an unexpected expense, we find it necessary to continue. With that said, the day was spent researching different ... Read more >
Sun, 25 Jan 2009 | By captain_cutty | Views [96]
This is our first day at one place without any travel. The weather is unexpedectedly pleasant thanks to a constant breeze coming off the water. The sun is obviously hot, but very comfortable in the shade with very little humidity. We are staying ... Read more >
Tags: arrival to pedasi
Tue, 20 Jan 2009 | By anijensen | Views [119]
We moored off of the coast of Panama City in the port of Fuerto Amador. Wow…what a view of the city that is! It was beautiful to see after coming out of the Canal going from no population to this huge city that just towers above the shores with lots of ... Read more >
Sat, 3 Jan 2009 | By ivanci | Views [270]
Landing in Panama City on Sunday 14 December morning is hot and humid. Colourfull bus is quite packed and one hour from the airport to town is an experience of its own. We need a cup of coffee while making sense of Lonely Planet because it appears some referenced ... Read more >
Sun, 9 Nov 2008 | By hellie_and_bracey | Views [224]
So, week 7 begins on Sun 2nd Nov in David which is Panama's 3rd city and is situated towards the northern end of the country. Our bus from Panama City got us into David at 7am which meant that we got to enjoy the hostel room we'd booked for the night ... Read more >
Thu, 30 Oct 2008 | By hellie_and_bracey | Views [226] | Comments [1]
Well, after a gruelling journey from New Zealand to LA, then LA to Houston, Texas we finally made it to Panama City on Sun 26th Oct - which we're counting as day 35! We were met at Panama Tocumen airport by Senora Xiomara who we would be staying with ... Read more >
Fri, 3 Oct 2008 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [566] | Comments [1]
We had a long journey back
from Panama City to David, and after another stay at Hotel Toledo, we took a
chicken bus north into the highlands, to the town of Boquete. Although the town
itself hasn´t got much to shake a stick at (not quaint, and ... Read more >
Tags: boquete, volcan baru, resplendant quetzal, coffee, senderos los quetzales, cloud forest, white-water rafting
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [952] | Comments [2]
Two weeks ago on Saturday and 600km from Bocas de Torro, we arrived in Panama City´s enormous central bus terminal. We were going to be staying with our former RSPB colleague Rita Besana. Rita was due back from Mexico on Sunday and had deputised ... Read more >
Tags: taxis, panama canal, portobelo, cops, panama city
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [505] | Comments [2]
Leaving Bocas Del Toro, we got the bus south (eg: towards the Pacific) to David, Panama´s second largest city. The bus ride was fantastic – across mountains covered in cloud forest, past a large reservoir lake and near the watershed, scrub forest ... Read more >
Tags: yodeling, accordions, air-conditioning, panama
Wed, 24 Sep 2008 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [440]
After three and a half months in Costa Rica it was time to say goodbye to Rancho Mastatal and start our Central American journey. We spent a few days back in San Jose (after a surprisingly uneventful bus journey to Puriscal – the road was even ... Read more >
Tags: panama border crossing, bocas del toro, coral reefs, desert islands, inappropriate development, baracudas
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [367] | Comments [1]
I thought I should write a short note on crabs. This is because, as well as innumerable bugs, Central America also seems to be home to a surprising number of crustaceans. Maybe they know that they´re near the tropic of Cancer and therefore think its ... Read more >
Tags: crabs, ecology, the macarena
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 | By lize_youdie | Views [410]
we stank when we arrived in Panama, like wee, and we are still telling ourselves it is dog wee and not human. While filling out forms at the border we put our bags down, and it must have been in a puddle. gross. Every bus we then got on we got some ... Read more >
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 | By tpara | Views [205] | Comments [6]
I decided to spend my last night in Costa Rica in a town in the Highlands called San Vito. Of course i missed the turnoff completely and ended up in Palmar Norte 40 kns away, so backtrack i did. The views riding up into the mountains were spectacular.... Read more >
Fri, 1 Aug 2008 | By seths-pad | Views [169]
Its been a while since i journalled because i have been laying low hoping that i will fight ouf all these infections etc. I am now back in Costa rica in belen a small town outside of San Jose. Before leaving Panama I went to the grand opening of the ... Read more >
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